Author: podium

  • September 13, 2018
    This vast estate, lying in the South of Mohill, was the ancestral seat of the Clements family, Earls of Leitrim.…
  • September 11, 2018
    A pretty 20-minute walk west of the city centre leads to the restored City Gaol, complete with its furnished cells.…
  • September 9, 2018
    Founded in 1707, St Ann’s striking Romanesque façade was added by the architects Deane and Woodward in 1868. The best…
  • August 28, 2018
    Rathlin Island is situated off the north coast of Ireland, and is the only inhabited offshore island in Northern Ireland.…
  • July 31, 2018
    Well before you reach Cashel, the rock that bears its name appears on the skyline, rearing up from the landscape…
  • July 8, 2018
    The highest cliff face in Europe, Slieve League is spectacular not just for its sheer elevation but also for its…
  • June 9, 2018
    The peninsula – and some of Northern Ireland’s finest scenery – begins east of Belfast at Bangor. This resort town…
  • June 4, 2018
    The famous massacre of the ‘glen of weeping’ was carried out by a gang of 128 soldiers led by Campbell…
  • May 28, 2018
    Ten locks west along the Grand Canal from Dublin. Robertstown is a characteristic 19th century canal side village, with warehouses…
  • May 24, 2018
    In this castle, on the southern side of the Ardnamurchan peninsula, James IV stayed in 1495 while on a campaign…